As I Recall: Sailing with the Soviets in the Med

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most important actions during World War II, but he em­phasizes that the Black Sea Fleet had “considerable effect on the course of military campaigns.” Naval operations in the Black Sea and Turkish Straits prevented the emergence of an enemy threat from the southwest and allowed the Soviet Union to focus its efforts on the main battle front.